The deposit consists of financial papers and reports held at the company's Head Office in London; annual accounts, financial statements and reports from the Australian Head Office (Melbourne) and branch offices, as well as accounts and reports from stations. Additional material relating to subsidiary companies is also included. The station annual reports show the state of station accounts, shearing and lambing returns, land and stock statements, and reports from station managers and inspectors. The deposit also contains Head Office (London) ledgers, cash books and journals, as well as a cash book of the Union Mortgage & Agency Company of Australia Ltd 1900-1908.

Microfilm copy of station annual reports, shearing and lambing returns, land and stock statements. The material in this deposit was held at the Australian Head Office in Melbourne.

Correspondence of Queensland branch, copies of Federal Council and Federal Management Committee minutes, and photocopy of General Labourers' Union of Australasia minute book, Brisbane (1889-1891).

Minute books, miscellaneous papers including reports, miscellaneous arbitration papers and press cuttings.

Minutes of Branch and Executive Committee meetings (1940-1942, 1948-1950) and membership register (1950s).

Minutes 1988-1990, correspondence 1987-1989, correspondence from the National Council Textile Division 1987-1990, correspondence from the Tasmanian Trades Council 1987-1989, correspondence from the Tasmanian Industrial Commission 1987-1989, workers' compensation inwards correspondence 1988-1990, Australian Electoral Commission inwards correspondence 1988-1990, union returns membership lists for employers 1990-1991.

The deposit from Goondi Mill (Queensland) consists of letter books 1892-1920; engineers reports and notes 1890-1941; union claims and labour matters 1939-40; Royal Commission on Sugar questionnaire 1942.

Minutes (1950-1990), attendance and delegates register books, correspondence and subject files, action sheets and financial records.

Minutes, conference papers, correspondence and subject files, membership lists, financial records, draft history of predecessor Eastern States Timber Industry Stabilisation Conference.

A hand-written volume titled An Anthology of Radical and Working Class Poems given by Mrs Angela ('Annie') Westbrook, a founder of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) in Western Australia, to John Dutruc-Moore. Volume includes poems, ballads, and songs.

Anonymous manuscript Life of Fred Farrall submitted for the story-writing Bread and Cheese Club’s Litchfield Prize in 1988 with the introduction by Manning Clark.

Correspondence files, papers relating to the Metropolitan Gas Company and arbitration transcripts.

Newsletters and papers relating to the Left Book Club Co-operative Ltd, song lyrics and video of launch of Audrey Johnson's 'Bread and Roses' and papers about closure of International Bookshop in Melbourne.

Reports, press cuttings and publications relating to industrial matters and the motor vehicle building industry in Victoria; minutes, reports, leaflets, correspondence, circulars relating to Australia-Asia Workers Links, the Amalgamated Metal Workers' and Shipwrights' Union and the Transnational Information Exchange.

Records relating to triennial elections of the Victorian Branch of the Electrical Trades Union of Australia, the Australian Labor Party, the Fabian Society, the Gippsland Trades and Labour Council and the Australian Administrative Staff College. Includes correspondence, reports, circulars, newsletters, leaflets and press cuttings.

Photocopy of the PhD thesis Watersiders Militancy: An Historical Case Study of the Development of Militancy in an Industrial Union by Mal Sandon, printed material on waterfront activities, Vietnam War conscription, communism and socialism.

Report on ACTU delegation to China. Published history of demarcation disputes, strikes and lockouts to 1844.

Union files for the New Parliament House construction site in Canberra (1982–1988), award and site packages, reports, arbitration and industrial papers, membership records, bulletins and circulars, notes, documents re election of officers and a certificate. Includes records from the Transport Workers' Union, the Amalgamated Metal Workers' Union, the Electrical Trades Union and the Operative Painters' and Decorators' Union.

Minutes and branch rules of the Canberra Times Chapel and copies of awards.

Printed material, newsletters and research notes relating to trade unionism and the Eureka Stockade.

Membership registers and dispute file

Memoir and history of industrial relations in Australia, 1907–1970, and of the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemens Association in particular.

Manuscript, correspondence, research papers, his own pamphlets and other printed material; correspondence and photographs of the North Queensland representatives on the Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement, 1964; sculptures presented to Pete Thomas.
(See also his letters in the Judy Gillett Collection, N151).

Minutes of ACT Branch meetings (1960-1983), material relating to amalgamation with Federated Liquor and Allied Industries Employees' Union (1992) and commemorative mug.

Refinery Managers' conference papers, production data sheets and reports.

Oral history interviews with Edgar Ross & Claude Jones (audio tapes). Edgar Ross was born on 20 November 1904; brother of union leader Lloyd Ross; Editor of Common Cause; member of the Communist Party of Australia; member of the Miners' Federation since 1929; appointed Amenities Officer, Miners' Federation and involved in the 1949 National Miners Strike; editor of the Miners Union Newspaper; thirty years on the Executive of the Labor Council of New South Wales; member of the Australian Journalists' Association; serving as a delegate to ACTU Congress. Claude Jones was Queensland president of the Communist Party of Australia and a national CPA figure. He was an unsuccessful CPA candidate for the 1953 New South Wales state elections, and Queensland candidate for the 1954 and 1955 federal elections.

Minute books from NSW Provincial District Committee (Newcastle) 1937-1941, 1945-1947 and minute books from the Northern Sub-District 1929-1936. Also includes a Bachelor of Arts thesis, 'The Brisbane Journalist: a study of some occupational characteristics, with particular reference to journalism as a profession and the education of journalists' by Brian Hart, University of Queensland, 1970.

Papers mainly relating to the building industry and unions in Canberra, 1985-1992 and papers relating to White Industries Pty Ltd Canberra National Convention Centre site. Includes subject files, minutes, diary and note book, printed material, posters, cartoons, stickers and a flag.

Administrative records of various Branch officers: Tom Lovett's papers 1968-1975; Peter Davidson's papers 1969-1979; Robert Trowbridge's papers 1971-1980; Jenny Fosters' papers 1972-1977; Cec Partington's papers 1976-1983; and publications 1971-1983. Includes minutes of meetings, correspondence, membership records, financial records, newsletters, education matters, branch and federal council matters.

Minutes and reports, agenda and meeting papers, subject files, cassette tapes, and publications on microfiche. Subject files consist of publicity material, registers, correspondence, conference records, legal documents, membership records, and branch development.

Station records by Fletcher Brothers (1907 - 1927) and Baker Brothers (1922 - 1971) including wages books, ledgers and journals, work diaries, correspondence, financial records, station reports, stock returns, wool records, rainfall figures and maps. Includes Fletcher Brothers' Ularanda Station records and records of other Baker Brothers stations in Queensland: Ashling, Gowrie, Lulworth, and Tongy Stations.

Minutes, correspondence, notes, photographs and printed material about Lidcombe Emergency Relief Workers (Sydney), 1933–1934; Amalgamated Engineering Union, Sydney 4th Branch, 1935–1944; and the AEU Retired Members Association, Sydney District, 1965–1974; printed material and press cuttings re Mrs L Cullen (suffragette); structural engineering notebooks and map.

Correspondence and press cuttings related to Campbell's positions as an official in the Australia-India Association (1944 - 46), as Indonesian Trade Commissioner in Australia (1946 - 47), and his interests in the Indonesian independence movement. Also includes correspondence and printed material re conditions of Papuan seamen, operation of his companies, and photographs.

Minutes of general, sub-committee, branch and federal council meetings, correspondence, subject files re nurses education, reports, submissions, industrial records re agreements and awards, papers re a work value survey, membership registers, press cuttings and publications including Australian Nursing journals.

Congress minutes (1975-2009), Executive meeting papers (1996-2005), arbitration and subject files.

Deeds, agreements and other legal papers of the London office of Paterson, Laing and Bruce Limited.

Minute books of Managing Committee, Executive and general meetings, diaries (1978; 1985), membership book (1981-1982), agreements, subscription/collection books, union crest, newspaper cuttings and photographs.

Correspondence and subject files including constitution, Executive minutes (1964-1993), committee minutes, case files, and files on conditions of employment.

Printed posters produced by the Construction and General Division, National Office or New South Wales Branch or the Building Trades Group of Unions relating to occupational health and safety issues, workers' rights, the C+Bus superannuation scheme and other issues.

The original items N139-1 to 48 have been microfilmed and are available as deposit M88. They include brewing manuals, ledgers, cash books and other financial records. Items N139-49 to 331 include brewery office files, correspondence, plans and drawings re alterations to Waverley Brewery, Kent Brewery and Blue Bow factories, plans relating to hotel and property development, and memorabilia.

Minutes of Federal Council (1911-1992) and Federal Executive (1944-1984 with gaps), correspondence, subject files including membership lists, industrial files, arbitration transcripts, Federal Court case files about dispute with New South Wales breakaway union, financial records, posters, site plans of General Motors Holden buildings in Pagewood (NSW), Fisherman's Bend and Dandenong (Victoria), photographs of initial conference, union officials, parades, demonstrations, picnics and working conditions, printed material and International Trade Union pennants.

Correspondence, legal and financial records, statistics relating to company properties in Australia, station reports, Melbourne and Geelong ledgers, maps and plans. Also includes records relating to Freehold Trust Company of Australia Limited consisting of minutes (1888-1899), agreements, list of shareholders (188-1898), details of debenture repayments and attendance books; records of Australian Sheep Farms Limited consisting of minutes (1925-1939), register of members, register of directors, share transfer journal (1936-1938), register of mortgages and bonds (1930-1937).

The records include Branch minutes, Federal Council and Federal Executive minutes, subject files, correspondence files, finanical records, printed records, a diary, meeting attendance book and miscellaneous material.

Microfilm copy of Victorian Tailoresses' Association records: membership register 1882-1883 (N84-3) and Strike Attendance Book, 1883-1884 (E138-4-1 & 2).

This deposit includes minutes of annual, general and special committee meetings, copies of Federal Council minutes (1969-1983), annual reports, rules, subject files, printed material and papers relating to various logs of claims.

Subject files on the women’s movement, East Timor, Aborigines, anti-Vietnam War, Palestine, etc. Pamphlets, serials, minutes and printed material relating to the Socialist Workers League.

Correspondence and financial records

Minutes of NSW Branch (1965-1976) and federal conferences (1928-1966), certificate of registration for Journeymen Coopers' Society of NSW, awards, rules and badges.

Annual reports and conference papers of the National and New South Wales bodies.

This deposit contains minutes (1954-1971), office files, financial records, membership records (1966-1976), audio recording of 1975 annual general meeting and printed material.

Station records including ledger, day and wool book for Glenrock Station, ledger and cash book for Kuriong Station.

Correspondence and financial records, photographs, publications and miscellaneous material relating to the last Six Hours and Labor Day demonstration held in Lithgow in 1963. Includes records of predecessor the Lithgow and District Eight Hours and Labor Day Committee.

Annotated correspondence, reports, transcripts and printed material re the Queensland Shop Assistants’ Union.

Minutes, office files and financial records of Canberra Steam Laundry Ltd and Bel Air Dry Cleaning & Laundering Pty Ltd. Also includes financial records of Ossie Ratford's clients: R A Stewart (sheep and cattle farmer); J B Reilly (dental surgeon); Graziers Limited (pastoral company); S Frederiksen (sheep and cattle farmer); P F and T A Corkhill (farmers).

One folder with annual reports (1882 - 1981), balance sheets, notices of meetings, statements re take-over offers, Chairman's address at 1982 meeting, and related material. Reports for the following years are not held in the set: 1896, 1898-99 , 1901 , 1907, 1918, 1924, 1940, 1943, 1947, 1953, 1956 and 1970.

Corporate and accounting records including minutes, share register, register of mortgages, agreement and certificate of incorporation, correspondence, register of seals, printed annual reports and accounts.

Microfilm copy of register of mortgages realised with separate index, 1862 - 1912

Microfilm of minutes of annual general meetings and board minutes.

This deposit consists of speeches, notes and poetry, press cuttings, leaflets and pamphlets relating to the single tax movement.

Papers, reports and publications re unemployment relating to Parramatta and Inner City branches. See also Joe Owens collection (personal papers).

Records of the Federal Council, Victorian and ACT Branches consisting of minutes, correspondence, historical papers, reports, newsletters, financial and membership records, submissions and publications. ACT Branch records include Treasurer's files. There is one set of minutes from the New South Wales Branch annual general meeting.

Minutes of Oakey Sub-Branch (1 item).

Correspondence and subject files, quotations and specifications, financial records, client files, press clippings, plans and printed materials.

Correspondence, research files, printed material and photographs relating to Ian Hudson's research on the history of the timber industry in NSW. The research files hold information on a number of NSW timber companies and industry organisations, such as Allen Taylor & Co, Clyde Sawmilling Co Pty Ltd, Amalgamated Timbers Pty Ltd and the Associated Country Sawmillers of NSW. They also include notes on and/or transcripts of interviews with a number of people involved in the industry, including Tom and Robert Kirk, Stanley W Gentle, C A Lembke, Harry Luke and Leslie Hobbs.

Binders of press cuttings and photocopies of press cuttings, arranged chronologically, relating to coal resources, industrial relations, coal production and export.

Research files from the office of Liberal Senator D J Hamer for speeches in the Australian Parliament between 1980-1990, particularly relating to industrial relations, including copies of speeches, drafts, research notes, newspaper articles and printed material.

A collection of press cuttings, media releases, stock exchange notices, company information, media transcripts arranged in files by subject and on microfiche . Subjects relate to Australian and international oil and gas exploration and development, petrochemicals, coal, pollution, research, accidents, health and safety, trade practices and legislation, energy crisis, conservation, and miscellaneous oil and petroleum companies.

Research papers related to the development of an independent education authority for the ACT. Includes correspondence, copies of minutes, agendas, drafts and copies of reports and papers, submissions, news clippings and other material.

Records of the NSW Division including copies of minutes (1940-1947), constitution and branch by-laws, correspondence, committee papers, membership records, financial records, conference papers, subject files, circulars and printed material.

Federal Council minutes (1939-1949), constitution and by-laws, correspondence with Divisions and organisations, registration papers, annual reports, records of state Divisions, financial records and printed material.

Station records for Ularunda and Elmina stations including letterbooks, wages books, ledgers and journals, correspondence, financial records, station reports and stock returns, wool books, and maps.

Financial records

Legal documents including agreements, crown grants, contracts and endorsements of transfers, mortgage, motor vehicle policies, and correspondence. Some of the documents have been numbered in blue pencil but the significance of this is unclear.

Letterbooks

Financial records include wages ledgers, correspondence and diaries.

Letterbooks including copies of letters sent by John Maroney on station and personal matters.

Letterbook including copies of letters sent by RR Mackellar, Manager of Clifton Estate on general and station business.

Financial records, registers of mortgages, registers of members, and share registers.

Financial records, correspondence, desk diaries, and miscellaneous papers.

Letters, financial and taxation records, sales records, station papers, Garnock family records

Correspondence, sales papers

Memorandum and article of association, minute book, share register, financial records, agreement and orders issued by the Commonwealth of Australia.

Records of meetings, correspondence, leaflets and pamphlets, financial papers, photographs and audio tapes.

Index cards containing information about loan applications. Applications from 1877 to 1896 are unnumbered and applications 1451 - 1600 from 1909-1910 are not included.

Pamphlets published by the political and industrial labour movements.

Political pamphlets, books and serials, including material on banking legislation, the ALP and referenda; papers relating to the Victorian Fabian Society; catalogues and programmes.

Printed material, notably publications of the Australian Council for Civil Liberties, and includes a constitution, enrolment form and annual report. Also includes books by W G Burchett and T A Coghlan.

Australian political pamphlets and serials, including printed material by the Communist Party of Australia and Sydney University Labor Club.

Printed material re trade union, socialist and peace movements, including a copy of the epitaph of J P Quaine.

Radical pamphlets, books and serials re Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), Workers' International Industrial Union (WIIU), Australian Socialist Partu, Socialist Labour Party of Australia etc.

Copies of political pamphlets particularly relating to other countries including wartime Germany and Japan and to Communism and the USSR.

Printed material relating to the Australian Meat Industry Employees' Union including reports, journals, handbills and newspaper extracts.

Publications including pamphlets, periodicals, Acts, awards, government publications, books and rules

Collection of Queensland Survey Office maps showing the environs of Mackay, Clermont, Hughenden, Leichhardt District; and parts of Gregory, Burke and Mitchell Districts, County of Deas Thompson, County of Carlisle, County of Rawbelle and County of Murchison.

This collection has only one item: The Postal, Telegraph and Telephone International Year-book 1931, published by the Secretariat of the Postal, Telegraph and Telephone International, Vienna. The Amalgamated Post Workers' Union of Australia was affiliated with the international body.

NSW Government publications, reports, maps and press cuttings documenting crown lands policy.

Research collection of minutes, circulars, leaflets, pamphlets, books, serials, posters and press cuttings relating to the peace movement, the Vietnam War, university student organisations and left-wing organisations; reports, catalogue of books, seminar and conference papers.

Research papers for his book Printers and Politics. Includes printed material, reports, balance sheets, and notes about the Australian Typographical Union. Also includes files of the ANU Research Students' Association, records about the National Union of Australian University Students, 1964–1965 and inquiry reports on Australian universities and academic salaries, 1957–1964.